Comparative Reviews |
Comparative Reviews consider a number of books by various authors on a major topic. |
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Ancient History Core
Books assigned as "core" reading for Ancient Greece and Rome are reviewed. |
Stories from Greek History, Stories from Roman History, Story of the Greeks,
Famous Men of Greece, Greek Gods - Heroes - and Men, Story of Greece,
Story of the Greek People, Story of the Romans, Famous Men of Rome,
City of the Seven Hills, Story of Rome, Story of the Roman People |
British Middle Ages Core
Books assigned as "core" reading for the British Middle Ages Curriculum are reviewed. |
Our Island Story, Stories from English History, Cambridge Historical Reader: Primary,
Story of the English, Story of England |
Children's Bibles
Eight Children's Bibles, ranging in difficulty from 100 to 700 pages, are reviewed. |
Story of the Chosen People, When the King Came: Stories from the Four Gospels, Story of the Bible Told for Young and Old,
Children's Bible - New Testament, Children's Bible - Old Testament, Stories from the Old Testament Told to the Children,
Heroes of Israel, Stories from the Life of Christ Told to the Children, Nursery Book of Bible Stories
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Series and Author Reviews |
Series Reviews consider
Series Reviews consider a collection of books by a single author or publisher that cover a variety of topics,
but have similar style and viewpoint. |
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Du Chaillu's Gorilla Country
Paul Du Chaillu was an early explorer of Central Africa, who wrote children's travel stories
when he returned to civilization. This series is one of our All Time Favorites. |
My Apingi Kingdom, Country of the Dwarfs, Wild Life Under the Equator,
Lost in the Jungle, Stories of the Gorilla Country |
Van Bergen's Asian Histories
Robert Van Bergen was an American scholar and teacher who lived in Japan in the late 1890's. His series of Asian histories are exceptionally good. |
Boy of Old Japan, Story of China,
Story of Japan, Story of Russia |
Otis's Colonial Children
These short stories follow the lives of twelve American colonial and pioneer children. |
Peter of New Amsterdam, Ruth of Boston, Seth of Colorado,
Richard of Jamestown, Hannah of Kentucky, Stephen of Philadelphia,
Martha of California, Calvert of Maryland, Benjamin of Ohio,
Antoine of Oregon, Mary of Plymouth, Philip of Texas |
Baldwin's Famous Stories
These short history readers were extremely popular in American schools from the
1890's to the 1950's. |
Fifty Famous Stories Retold, Fifty Famous People, Thirty More Famous Stories Retold |
Tappan's Makers of England
Tappan's series features four of the most interesting monarchs of England |
In the Days of Queen Victoria, In the Days of Alfred the Great,
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth, In the Days of William the Conqueror |
Church's Simplified Classics
Church's series of simplified classics is perfect for high school students, who are already
familiar with the basics of Ancient history, but are not ready to delve into college level
classics |
Last Days of Jerusalem: From Josephus, Helmet and Spear, Stories of the East From Herodotus,
Stories of the Magicians, Stories from the Greek Comedians, Pictures from Greek Life and Story,
Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition, Odyssey for Boys and Girls, Story of the Persian War,
Stories from the Greek Tragedians, Aeneid for Boys and Girls, Stories From Livy,
Pictures from Roman Life and Story, Stories from Ancient Rome, Stories of Charlemagne and the Twelve Peers of France |
Abbott's Makers of History
This series of historical biographies was extremely popular during the late 1800's,
and was Abraham Lincoln's favorite historical series. It was a staple of American libraries
from the 1850's until the mid 1950's. |
Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Genghis Khan,
Alexander the Great, Pyrrhus, Xerxes,
Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Hannibal,
Nero, Romulus, Alfred the Great,
Charles I, Charles II, Queen Elizabeth,
Margaret of Anjou, Mary Queen of Scots, Richard I,
Richard II, Richard III, William the Conqueror,
Henry IV, Louis XIV, Kit Carson,
King Philip, Adventures of Chevalier de La Salle, Miles Standish,
Peter the Great, Hortense, Joseph Bonaparte,
Josephine, Louis Philippe, Madame Roland
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Single Topic Reviews |
Single Topic Reviews consider
only one or two books that cover a specific historical subject or character. |
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Faerie Queen |
Stories from the Faerie Queen Told to the Children |
French Revolution |
Stories of the French Revolution |
Hernando Cortez |
Boys' Prescott, Mexico, Hernando Cortes |
Ancient Assyria |
Peeps at Ancient Assyria |
Garibaldi |
Garibaldi and his Red Shirts |
South America |
Stories of South America |
American History Stories |
America First |
Pirates and Buccaneers |
Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coasts, Buccaneers of America |
Beowulf |
Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children |
Stories from Shakespeare |
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, Tales from Shakespeare |
Barbary Rovers |
Barbary Rovers: Peeps at History |
The Iliad |
Stories from the Iliad Told to the Children, Iliad for Boys and Girls |
Horatio Nelson |
Story of Nelson |
Ferdinand Magellan |
Ferdinand Magellan, Voyages and Adventures of Magellan |
Pilgrim Stories |
Stories of the Pilgrims |
Julius Caesar |
Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar |
WWI Airwar |
Thrilling Deeds of British Airmen |
Isandhlwana/Rorke's Drift |
Boy's Book of Battles |
Charles I |
Tudors and Stuarts, Charles I, With the King at Oxford |
Stephen Decatur |
Twelve Naval Captains, Boys' Book of Sea Fights |
Plutarch's Lives |
Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks, Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans, Plutarch's Lives, Our Young Folks' Plutarch |
Battle of the Alamo |
Boys' Book of Border Battles, Historical Tales: 2—American, Short History of Mexico |
Saint Stories |
God's Troubadour: The Story of St. Francis of Assisi, In God's Garden, Book of Saints and Heroes, Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts |
World War I: Verdun |
Story of the Great War, Boys' Book of Battles, Gallipoli, When the Prussians Came to Poland |
Nero |
Nero, Burning of Rome |
Great Inventors |
Boys' Life of Edison, Four American Inventors, Great Inventors and Their Inventions |